A cross-sectional assessment of population demographics, HIV risks and human rights contexts among men who have sex with men in Lesotho

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Baral, Stefan ^a   Adams, Darrin ^c   Lebona, Judith ^b   Kaibe, Bafokeng ^b   Letsie, Puleng ^d   Tshehlo, Relebohile ^e   Wirtz, Andrea ^a   Beyrer, Chris ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Matrix Support Group   (Lesotho)

^c United States Peace Corps   (Lesotho)

^d HIV/AIDS Practice ^*  (Lesotho)

^e National AIDS Commission Policy Strategy and Communications Directorate   (Lesotho)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT; WATER;

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION RISK; LESOTHO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; ADOLESCENT; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES; HUMANS; LESOTHO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959777488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-14-36     Document Type: Article

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